Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-07
THE LATE DIR. j. g. HOLLANDS
OPINION.
A Phy.lolan climbing the Editorial Stall

A Physloian Climbing the Editorial Stairs.
The columns of the newspapers appear
to be flooded with proprietary medicine al
yertisements. As we cast our eye over
them, it brings TO mind an article that was
published by the late DIR. Holland IN Serb
Rer,s Monthly. He says: Nevertheless,
il is fact that many Of the best proprl-
etary medicines were more successful than
many physicians, and most OF them, u
sbould be remembered, were at first dls-
covered or used in actual medical practice.
When, however, any shrewd person, Know
inc their virtue, and toreseelng their pop
MARTY, secures and advertises them, tnen'
in the opinion of the bigoted, all virtue
went out Of them"
Is not this absurd? This great man APP
preciated the real merits of popular RENE
dies and the absurdity of those that
derided them because public attention was
called to the article and the evidence OIL
their cures. If the most noted physician
shonld announce that he had made
study of any certain organ or disease OF
the BODY, or make his sign larger than the
code size, though he may have practleed
medicine and been leader in all mealGai
counsels, Notwithstanding all this, II ne
sbould presume to advertise and decline
TO give his discovery to the public, ne
would be pronounced quack and num-
bug. although he may have spent his entlre
life and all his available funds In perfect
ing his Investigations. Again we say,
absurd"
Ifan nicer is found upon ones arm, and
is cured by some dear soul OF grand
mother, outside of the code, it will be pro-
nounced by the medical profession an ulcer
of little importance. But if treated under
the code, causing sleepless nights Tor
month, with the scientific treatment, VIZ,
plasters, washes, dosing with morphine,
arsenic and other vile substances, gwen 10
prevent blood poisoning or deaden PAIN,
and vet the ulcer becomes malignant, and
amputation is made necessary at last, 10
save life, vet all done according 10 the
''isms" of the medical code. this Is much
more gratifying to the medical profession,
and adds more dignity to that dlstln-
puished order than to be cured by the
dear old grandmother remedy.
This appears like severe arrangement,
vet we believe thatit expresses the true
standing of the medical profession in re-
gard to the remedies discovered outside of
their special ''isms." One of the most
perplexiug things of the day is the pOpu-
iarity of certain remedies, especially War
ner's safe cure, which we find for sale
everywhere. The physician of the high
est Standing is ready to concede its merits
and sustain the theories the prOprietOrs
have made-that is, that it benefits the
most of the ailments of the human Sys-
TEN because it assists in putting the KID
news in proper condition, thereby aiding in
throwing of the impurities of the blood,
while others with less honesty and'exper-
fence deride, and are willing to see their
patients die scientifically, and according
to the code, Tatherthan have him cured by
this great remedy. Yet we notice that the
popularity OF the medicine continues TO
grow wear by year. The dicOverer comes
boldly before the people with its merits,
and prOclaims them from door TO door III
our opinion much more hOnOrably than
the physician who, percbance, may secure
a patient from some catastrophe, and IS
permitted to set a bone of an arm or =
finger, which he does with great dignity,
vet very soon after takes the liberty TO
climb the editors hack stairs at = o'clock
in the morning TO have it announced in
the morning paper that DIR. So'and-So
was in attendance" and thus secures for
his benefit beautiful and free advertise
ment. We shall leave il to our readers to
say which il the wisest and most hOnOra-
bic.